[Refrain]
I can be what I wanna be
And if I work real hard, I'll be what I wanna be
I know I can, be what I wanna be

[Verse 1]
For years you doubted me
Never done a thing for me
When I was working hard
When I was doing things that I love
But I had your back
Busting my ass all day
Kept me out of trouble, kept me out of the streets
Should've made me feel special
Should've made me believe

[Pre-Chorus]
N***a once told me that I ain't gonna be shit
Fuck you cause you don't know
Cause I am what I say I am

[Chorus]
I am, I am the child of the king, oh
Better than this, better than that
You can't fuck with me, how about that?
Wish you could be, wish you could compare
I'm the best I can be
Child of the king
[Refrain]
I can be what I wanna be
And if I work real hard, I'll be what I wanna be
I know I can, be what I wanna be

[Verse 2]
You were a friend of mine
Look how you changed in time
When I was down you wrote me off
But without love, without love

[Pre-Chorus]
N***a once told me that I ain't gonna be shit
Fuck you cause you don't know
Cause I am what I say I am

[Chorus]
I am, I am the child of the king, oh
Better than this, better than that
You can't fuck with me, how about that?
Wish you could be, wish you could compare
I'm the best I can be
Child of the king

[Refrain]
I can be what I wanna be
And if I work real hard, I'll be what I wanna be
I know I can, be what I wanna be